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Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1887-04-23
THE RAILROADS.
The Intentions of the Capitalists Be-
hind the Fort Worth and Denver
as Announced by Them.
Progress of the AtchisOn- Gulf and the
southern Kansas of Texas-A Terrell
PrOjoct-Home Notes.
Rnma Notes

A. II. Watts and l.. J. Dempsy, two
Texas and Pacific officials at Marshall,
were in Fort Worth yesterday.
The Fort Worth and Rio Grande was
busy yesterday laying another mile Of
track, and arranging for its route into the
city.
The track of the Southern Kansas of
Texas on the Kiowa eXtensi Il has
reached Springer's ranch 10 Hemphi.l
county. This road will cross the Fort
Worth and Denver in the southwestern
portion of Carson county.
When the spike drivers stopped work
in the Indian Territory last night to eat
supper there was q gap between the
Atchison, Topeka and Santa Fe and the
Gulf, Colorado and Santa F. of thirteen
miles. April % Is near at hand.
It is said that the Gulf, Colorado and
SAINTS Fe has leased track privileges from
the Fort Worth and Nv Orleans between
Midlothian ard Fort Worth, and Will run
through trains from Paris and Honey
Grove TO this city, and enable passengers
from St. Louis and the east to make close
connection at Fort Worth with the num-
erous railways centering here.
The capitalists behind the Fort Worth
and Denver, the Denver, Texas and Fort
Worth, and the Denver, Texas and Gulf
have announced Their intention to build
great trunk line from tide water to the
country of cheap ores and coal, to haul
the ores to the Gulf and thence to have
them sent to all the iron factories
of the country, to furnish
West Texas with cheap fuel and
to supply Fort Worth with coal at one
half the price paid st present. Their in
tention Is to make Fort Worth the great
center of the system and the distributing
point for two-thirds of Texas, Kansas, the
Indian Territory, Colorado and New Mex
icO From Fort Worth they will
t9ke the pine brought here by the pine
country rosds to the jewellers on
the vast rich prairies of the northwest.
Their plans have al been formulated and
the work of execution goes on rapidly,
There are $500 men at work on the
Fort Worth and Denver in the Panhandle.
The grading is completed to Worley's
lake, in DOnley county, eighteen miles
from Clarendon, the track is laid forty one
miles from Quauah and 234 miles from
Fort Worth, and continues to go down at
the rate of one and one-eighth miles to
one and three-fourth miles daily. The
great ranch men, who, not long since,
went to Ktowa to trade, are coming to
Quanah for supplies, and the Qusnah
merchants are buying in Fort Worth.
The entire Panhandle is looking
to Fort Worth as its base
of supplies, but New York and Kansas
commercial travellers are in the country
at work. The people of the Panhandle
want to know the merchants of Fort
Worth, and ask that their travelling agents
go out and see them. The Fort Worth
and Denver is anxious to meet the mer-
chants of Fort Worth more than half way
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Canada.

AMERICAN SCHOONERS IN DISTRESS.
TORONTO, ONT, April 22.-United
States Consul General Pheland yesterday
telegraphed inquiring whether several
damaged American fishing vessels in port
could obtain supply of salt, and reply
was received to the fleet that such could
not be allowed under the treaty. Al sp-
plicatiOn made through the customs de-
partment to permit one American schoon-
er to transfer quantity of bait to an
other was granted. Seven distressed
American schooners in port yesterday de-
sired to obtain supplies of salt.
MANY INDIANS DROWNED.
VICTORIA, B. c., April % -Four Kyu-
ginOt Indians bring tidIngs of the wreck
of schooner thirty miles south of Cape
Flattery. The schooner was broken up,
and her name could not be asCertained.
The wreckage, however, was that OF a
schooner Ike the Active. There were on
bo ID Jake Buttman, owner, and four
eff ,CTs, besides twenty eight Clay Aquet
Indians, belonging to Chief Klsomatt's
tribe. All these have undoubtedly per-
isheI. Chief KilsOmatt was at the head
of the Indian hunters on board. The
death of it's head and so many of the tribe
is tantamOunt to its extinction.
THE ST. LAWRENCE FLOOD.
MONTREAL, P. Q April 22.-Montreai
and the valley Of St. Lawrence, in this
vicinity, are again inundated. the Grand
Trunk shops and yards are under water.
The Albion hotel and the Western house
have two feet of water in their dining
rooms. St. Anne's has four feet of water,
and ChabOillez square has the appearance
of lake. Nuns island is under water,
and 800 head of cattle are reported
drowned. The nuns themselves had to
fee for their lives, in their night clothing.
In the poorer quarters of the city the
suffering is great, as the poor people
have no means of obtaining provisions.
Relief committees are now being formed
on the south side of the river. La Prairie,
StEambert and Longueville are under
water. At the latter place those living
on the river bank were awakened by the
ice crashing into the houses, carrying
away the roofs and walls. From back of
the river the same disastrous intelligence
is received. Barns and bridges are car
ried away and there is immense loss Of
live stock.
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G. a. Il. Encampment.


GALVESTON, TEX, April 22.-The an
nual encampment of the Grand Army of
the Republic, department of Texas, closed
its session here to day. After the trans
action of some routine business, an cleo
ton of officers for the ensuing year was
held with the following result: William
II. Sinclair, Galveston, senior vice COM
mander; Daniel Webster, Denison, junior
vice commander; William H, Griffeths,
Galveston, assistant quartermaster-g gen
eral; A. K Taylor, Houston, chaplain of
the council of administration; J. Lee
Burton, Galveston, chairman. A. K.Tay-
Taylor, Houston; William A. Stannard
and c. H. Moore, Galveston, and S. c.
Moore, Houston, and Lieutenant Will
liams. Fort Clark, were chosen delegates
to the national encampment, and Dr.. G.
B. Stoddard, Austin, alternate. The de-
partment commander was requested to
secure rooms for headquarters of the
Texas department at ST. Louis for the
national encampment, which conVenes in
September.
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FOREIGN AFFAIRS.
William 0'Brien ReitPrates His Inten-
tiOn Of Coming TO America to De-
nounce the Marquis OF LansdOWne.
Has Taken No Action Regarding
the Arrest of SchnOebel.
Eng u aus
WILL VISIT CANADA.

LONDON, April 22.-Wtlliam O'Brien,
editor of United Ireland of Dublin is in
london. In an interview he said the OBJ
ject of his visit was to confer with the
leaders of the Irish party in Parliament.
Being asked regarding his proposed visit
to Canada for the purpose Of exposing
Lord LansdOWne's treatment Of his Irish
tenants, he said: II shall persist in going
to Canada. II is too late now for any
one to stop me. l sail on the aurenia
from Queenstown for New York on Sun
day. mr. Kjlbride, VINO was one of
the principal tenants Of Lord Lans-
dOWne, and who was eVicted, will &C.
company me. I intend TO remain in
Canada ten days and speak in Montreal,
Quebec, Toronto and Kingston. l have
received many letters from Canada
sympathizing with the purpose of my
visit" OBrien said temporary houses
were being built on the priests grounds
at Lugga Currin to shelter the tenants
who have been evicted from Lord Lans-
dORne's esta tes.
THE MAJOR AT HOME.
LONDON, April 22.-The News this
morning says that Major Saunderson has
allowed it to become known that he Will
be at home during certain hours of the
day should anyone desire to communicate
with him in hostile spirit in respect to
the accusations made by him against the
members Of the National League.
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4 la WILLIAM TELL.
AcquittaI OF "a Man Who Killed Another
While Shooting at Can Upon His Head.
New York World

ACquittal OF Man Who Killed Another
While Shooting at a Can Upon His Head.
New York World.
The second trial of Theus Taylor of
Merrick, L. l., on q charge of manslaugh-
ter in the second degree, in having killed
Thaddeus Griffin while shooting at a tin
can upon the latter's head, at Norwood,
L. l., April 10, 1886, ended yesterday in
the Queens County Court, Long Island
City, and resulted in his acquittal, lust
one year after the tragedy occurred.
Taylor was 8 gentleman farmer, and
WAS q crack shot. Griffin was his hired
man. Both were married men, each hav-
ing two children, but it was stated upon
the first trial that they frequently went off
on debauches together, aud on one of
these occasions they became acquainted
with the Chapman sisters, Alice and
Rena, who lived at Ssyvile. On the day of
the shooting the men met the girls at Free
port, and Taylor and Griffin, both of
whom had been drinking, hired a carriage,
and the quartet drove to 8 Clump of woods
near NorwOG !, where they ate lunch.
Then they went to a neighbOring tavern,
and, as Rena was drinking a glass of
water, Taylor pulled his revolver, and
iOkingly threatened to put hole in it.
Grffin, however, held out mis- glass and
told Taylor to shoot at it. Taylor did
so, and his bullet shattered the glass He
repeated this, and shot coins from
Griffin's fingers. AS they were leaving
Grfiil placed tin can on his head and
invited Taylor to shoot at it. The expert
aimed and fired, and the hired man fell
70 ward with bullet in his brain. He
was driven to Hampstead, where he died
some hours afterward. Taylor surren-
dered himself to the authorities. His
first trial was ended July 9. and nc was
found guilty Of mansIaughter in the sec
ond degree in the Queens Court at Long
Island City. The case was gp-
pealed, and the second trial ended yester-
day with the above stated result.
Taylor, who was nicknamed doctor"
by those who knew him, has a fortune es-
timated at 5000, 900, lefthim by his mother,
who, tits said, was closely related to the
family of Edward Morgan, Jr.
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publication, but for several hours earnest
consultation was held, and plans
of future work not only suggested but
| formulated in a great measure. One
matter was suggested that attracted at
tentiOD, among many others, namely:
line of road running southeast of Terrell
and northwest. This line of road is not
only feasible but one as full of promise as
any on Texas territory. This will be ad-
mitted by any observer when the route is
taken intoIconsideration. As an index to
our remarks we will direct line from
| Tyler via Terrell 10 Gaines
vile and northwest. Leaving Tyler
on direct line we pass through forest
| of excellent timber with hardly an alb
rupt elevation, the timber uninterrupted
| oy the invasion of railroads, and an item
OF inestimGble consideration to railroads,
| both in construction and operation. To
| this might be added the fact that the
route would occupy the gradual incline
| pointing directly on our course, which is
10 be found between the Sabine aud the
headwaters of the NeChes, and sapping
the wealth of one on the right and the
other on the lett, crossing no stream of
Importance, and having no dismal
swamps in the wake. After passing
Canton short distance q rich and fertile
prairie opens to view which, with only
here and there an occasional ravine, is
CONTIGUOUS, gro wing richer and deeper
in fertile soil to Terrell.
From this point northwest there is
gradual incline ridge with only an occa-
siOnal small stream to cross until the Red
river is reached in Cooke county. The
latter part of the road from the Texas
AID Pacific crossing at Terrell, through
Kaufman, Rockwall and Denton
counties to Gainesville is unsurpassed for
fertility. Its lands are superior to any in
the state, as the territory is settled with
energetic, thrifty and prosperous farmers.
Besides this 1t traverSes q section which
has no competition whatever, and gives
the northwest the shortest and most di-
rect line to the finest pineries in the land,
besides giving direct and unimpaired con-
nection with all trunk lines in the state,
and that with no parallel line
even likely in the future. 1t is
observed that streams in North
Texas run southeast, and if anyone will
take the trouble TO note the course indi-
Gated they will see the wonderful ad-
vantages in construction ana the wealth
tributary to this line.
This is all your correspondent is au
thorZed to make known at present. |
Suffice it to say that our people are alive. |
Rhere will be another meeting in lew
days, and if the plans already formulated |
are to reach speedy execution Fort
Worth may snare in the benefits.
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4 CYCLONE. !
Continued from First Page.

blown down. The home of MI. Mn
was wrecked. MlIer's infant sor -
killed, and Miller had leg broke,
two places, and sustained az
injuries. 1t is thought he will ~
Colonel L. J. Nichols dwelling was y
strOyed. John Hsitt's residence ~
blown down. Mr.. Haiti wss killed -
his wife was stunned. She VIII prob,.s
die. The body was blown some dist,,.1
and badly mut!l4ted and bones bross'
The dwelling of NJ. Hudson nj
blown down and one Of his sons L'
an ankle broken. The dwelling Of R)5.,
ShuN WAS blown away, ard III
of ThOmIS Madison was badly igilr,l
The dwelling of Thomas Hawkins II
blown away. Mr. -awkius' WOUNDS II
considered fatal. One of their chiIjr..I
one year old, was found 100 yards i'll
the house unhurt. d .. CIeme-,Y
house was destroyed. A great ms,
reports have been received of minor d.
age and escapes.
AT ST. LOUIS.
ST. LOUIS, &lO., April % At 2 O'clo,l
this morning strong wind blew over N
city, but did no damage aside from y
overthrow of q few Cnimneys and sD,l
OutbuildiUgs. The heavy rsis st tFl
hour was attended by an interesl
ing phenomenon in the norther
part of the city. Balls of IN
seemed TO be falling at an angle of l5a
They struck the ground and burstiD.
into myriads of fiery fakes rebou1dsi
several hundred feet toward the east sD1
died away. The exhibition contilusl
for several minutes.
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ON WALL STREET.
The Stock Market was Irregular and
the Fluctuations we're Generally
Small and Unimportant.
Outside of q Few Specialties Railroad
Bonds were DuII-The Closing Prices
Show but Slight Changes.
COMMERCIAL RESUME.

Special to the Gazette.
NEW YORK, April 22.-Railway bonds
to-day sold as follows: Fort Worth and
Denver City at 94s; Texas and Pacific
terminals at 69t; Rios at 751; in
comes at 60; Houston and Texas Central
general mortgage at II; Houston
and Texas Central Is at Il54; ST. Louis,
Arkansas and Texas rs st 1929; st.
Louis, Arkansas and Texas 2's at 81.
Money at 4 per cent.
Governments strong.
Sterling irmer.
Oil closed at est.
Cotton quiet, poiat lower.
Wheat nervous and higher.
Coffee steady.
AFFECTED THE STOCK MARKET.
LONDON, April % The arrest by the
Germans of NJ. ScnnOebels caused q de-
preston in the stock market.
BADLY INTERPRETED.
PARIS, April 22-M. Schnoebels' ar
rest is badly interpreted in the stock
market and rentes have fallen franc.
GOVERNMENTS, sTOCBs AND BONDS.
NEW YORK, April 22-The stock mar
ket was comparatively quiet to-day, and
the fluctuations, except IN the early part
Of the forenoon, were extremely narrow;
as an instance the extreme prices Of Erie
were IA per ceDtspart. The unsettled feel
ing of European markets while having little
effect upon operators here did cause some
selling for foreign account. The opening
was weak, its first prices showing de-
Clines from last evenings final figures of
t@4C' There was unusual activity in the
first half hour, and the market was weak
and rather feverish. The declines
ranged up to &C., but after first hour
the market rallied. The early losses
were generally recovered before noon,
after which the market became quiet and
comparatively steady. There was
period of depression Just after noon, when
Wheeling and Lake Erie aud Fort Worth
and Denver were decidedly weak. The
firm tone was again renewed and gen
orally prevailed up to the close, which
was quiet g, steady.
Railroad bonds were dull. st. Louis,
Arkansas and Texas 2's sold to the ex-
tent OF $1l7,0CO. The closing prices, ex-
cept in q few cases, were but slightly
changed.
Government bonds dull and steady.
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DALLAS ON IT'S Err.
IT WILL STAND NO MoNKEYING FROM TIL

sT.L., A. AND T. PEOPLE.
The ST. Louis, Arkansas and Texas is
running preliminary survey between
Sulphur Springs and Dallas. 1t has also
run line sixteen miles north Of Dallas
to Fort Werth. Dallas wants the road
very badly, but it don't want
and won't have any "spurs." 1t also I'M
derstsnds the two-survey business.
1t "has been three" several times. Let
the road say what it wants and quit its
foolishness. Time was when the town
would have been scared to death by the
survey made sixteen miles from it, but
now it only folds it's hands and waits TIL
the road gets through shutting and is pre-
pared to plaY.-TDaIlss Times.
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Railroad Luhilec.

Special to the Gazette.
PARIS, TEX, April 22.-Several Of the
business and railroad men met at the
Lamar hotel last night for the purpose of
commencing to make arrangements for
the grand jubilee and entertainment
about June l, when the Frisco and Santa
Fe make their excursion here. A general
mass meeting was caIlt to meet at the
opera house Saturday to select such COM
mittee as may be needed.
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That Il. audO. Deal.

BALTIMORE, MD, April 22.-There was
quite fIutter at the stock board to-day
on account OF the anxiety to invest in
Baltimore and Ohio Railroad stock. 1t
was rumored on South street that the
long talked Of deal is likely to be con-
summated, and it was assigned as reason
for the rapid rise in the price of shares.
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Terrell to Fort Worth.

The work of cross sectioning the road
preparatory to commencing WORK is rap
idly progressing from Roberts towards
Paris. This road will be opened for traf-
hc by October l, giving Terrell another
direct route to St. Louis. We are relia-
oily informed that it is the intention of
the managers of the Central to run train
to Fort Worth via Waxahschie as soon as
the road is compIeted.- Terrell Times.
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France.
WHY HE RESIGNED

WI I Ih hhSIGNhD.
PARIS, April 22-M. Derroulde in an
interview to-day gave the apathy and
timiditY which the government has shown
in dealing with Germany as the reason
for his reslgnIng the presidency Of the
patriotic league.
IN HIGH DUDGEON.
PARIS, April 22.-The arrest of the
French cQmmissary, NJ. SChnoebels, by
The German police, after he had been de-
cOyed over the frontier, is regarded SIS a
serious matter in official circles. NJ.
Goblet, prime minister, and Nj. Flourens,
foreign minister, were in conference at
midnight last night for the purpose of de-
termining what action to lake in the
premises, and they again met this morn
ing to further consider the subject.
LIE PaiX says that the government de-
mands an explanation of the arrest from
Germany. The French newspapers gen
orally regard the occurrence as direct
provocation on Germany's part, and ex-
hort the people to be calm and not TO play
Prince Blsmarck's game.
WILL MAKE CAREFUL INVESTIGATION.
PARIS, April % The government will
not complain to Germany of the arrest of
M. Schnoebels, until full inquiry has
been made in the case.
l. Intrsnsigent, of which Henri Roche
fort is editor, is the only paper that is
rabid in its comments on the affair. The
other papers are moderate in their re-
ferences to it. Later dispatches confirm
the statement that NJ Schnoebels was ar
rested on French territory. NJ. Flourens
will await the resu of minute inquiry
on The spot before demanding reparation
of Germany for the arrest.
The performance of Wagoner's opera
"Lohengrin" which was to have taken
place in Eden theatre in Paris tomorrow
has been postponed, owing to the feeling
caused by the frontier occurrence.
WHY HE WAS ARRESTED.
BERLIN, April PIT is announced
that the arrest of NJ. Schnoebel was
ordered by a Judge who had been conduct
ing the inquiries into reasonable practi-
ces in Alsace and Lorraine.
AN EXPLANATION AWAITED.
PARIS, April 22.-The French papers are
unanimous in the statement that NJ.
Schnoebel was arrested on French soil
by German officers who took him into
custody. LIE Temps publishes dispatch
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Aransas Pass Engineers.
Special to the Gazette.

SpeClaI 10 the GdZeLte'
WACO, TEX, April 22.-The engineers
corps of the Arkansas Pass and San An
tonic r silroad, making the preliminary
survey for the Waco branch of that road,
have reached Mooresvilie, Falls county,
on their way to this city, and are expect
ed to reach here by Saturday.
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The Magn at.,s Rem aims.

MILWAUKEE, WIS, April 22.-The
special train bearing the remains of Hon.
Alexander Mitchell arrived at o'clock
this morning. The remains were es-
cOrted to the residence and were de-
posted in an apartment prepared for
them where they will remain until ar
engagements for the funeral shall have
been COMPLETED.
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TERRELL AT WORK,

THAT ACTIVE CITY MOVING IN AN EN-.
TERPRIsE OF GREAT VALUE.
TERRELL, TEX, Apri. q, 1887.
To the Editor of the Gazette.
Terrell has been talking quietly for
some time about railroads but nothing
solid has heretofore resulted from their
efforts. To-day, however, q different as
pect is presented. At meeting Of citi-
zens Major J. S. Grinnan and DR.. James
Orr were appointed to attend the meeting
of the st. Louis, Arkansas and Texas
Railroad in the interest of Terrell. A great
part of the proceedings is not ready for
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Gould,s Prtyato Car.

Jay Gould is having private car made
at Pullman, H., which will cost $40, 900.
1t will be seventy feet long, will have five
apartments kitchen, parlor, private
room, toilet room and observation room.
1t will be called Atlanta.
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Germany.
A PAPAL THREAT


BERLIN, April 22.-In open ing the
debate on the ecclesiastical bill in the
Reichstag yesterday Herr Wi1dthorst de-
cIared on behalf of the Centerists that
should the bill be amended III any way
to the papsl demands, they
would TT j-ct it altogether.
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from Strasburg statlngthe German officials
suspected NJ. Schnoebel of having rela-
tons with persons in Germany for the
purpose of obtaining information con-
corning the military measures be-
ing taken around Metz for the
use OF French military officials.
The authorities of the foreign office be
lieve that the German government will
make an explanation of the affair that
will calm the present indignation felt by
Fcenchmen.
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Those who suffer from feverish and dry
skin, and whose compilations are sai1ow,
are the victims of arrangement of the
liver. Morris Csscarine will speedily
remove these disorders.
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in hauling the freight to the Panhandle.
The "onlY great Panhandle route''is add
ing vast territory to that already trib
utarY to this city.
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A certain means Of Happiness is to keep DIR.
Bull's Couch sy, upfn every family.
For headache TOO hachesearacbe, and back
ache Salvation Oh is a certafuenre.